December 2024
January 2025
Spanish Stock Market: 2024 Winners and Losers, and the Outlook for 2025
In 2024, the Spanish stock market showed strong performance, with IAG doubling in value and several banks achieving significant gains, while renewable energy and some other sectors experienced substantial losses; the outlook for 2025 is uncertain, depending on global economic conditions and company-...
Spanish Stock Market: 2024 Winners and Losers, and the Outlook for 2025
In 2024, the Spanish stock market showed strong performance, with IAG doubling in value and several banks achieving significant gains, while renewable energy and some other sectors experienced substantial losses; the outlook for 2025 is uncertain, depending on global economic conditions and company-...
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44% Bias Score
Canary Islands Migrant Crisis: 1,762 Arrive in Four Days
Between Christmas and December 28th, 2024, 1,762 irregular migrants arrived in the Canary Islands on 28 cayucos; this follows a record-breaking year with 45,277 arrivals via the dangerous West African route, resulting in several deaths and hospitalizations.
Canary Islands Migrant Crisis: 1,762 Arrive in Four Days
Between Christmas and December 28th, 2024, 1,762 irregular migrants arrived in the Canary Islands on 28 cayucos; this follows a record-breaking year with 45,277 arrivals via the dangerous West African route, resulting in several deaths and hospitalizations.
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40% Bias Score
China's Historical Claim to Taiwan and Current Strait Tensions
China asserts continuous sovereignty over Taiwan since the 13th century, despite a political division since 1949; current tensions arise from Taiwan's pursuit of independence and external interference, violating the one-China principle upheld by the UN and 183 countries including Israel.
China's Historical Claim to Taiwan and Current Strait Tensions
China asserts continuous sovereignty over Taiwan since the 13th century, despite a political division since 1949; current tensions arise from Taiwan's pursuit of independence and external interference, violating the one-China principle upheld by the UN and 183 countries including Israel.
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56% Bias Score
RuPaul's Drag Race": From Niche Show to Global Cultural Phenomenon
RuPaul's Drag Race," which premiered on Logo TV in 2009, has expanded to VH1, Paramount+, MTV, and WOW Presents Plus, creating international franchises and a global community of fans who celebrate drag as self-expression, fostering connections in countries with limited LGBTQ+ rights.
RuPaul's Drag Race": From Niche Show to Global Cultural Phenomenon
RuPaul's Drag Race," which premiered on Logo TV in 2009, has expanded to VH1, Paramount+, MTV, and WOW Presents Plus, creating international franchises and a global community of fans who celebrate drag as self-expression, fostering connections in countries with limited LGBTQ+ rights.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's H-1B Support Divides Supporters
President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement of H-1B visas for skilled workers, despite past criticism, has sparked a public debate among his supporters, pitting Silicon Valley allies like Elon Musk against his anti-immigration base, revealing potential policy challenges for his upcoming administratio...
Trump's H-1B Support Divides Supporters
President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement of H-1B visas for skilled workers, despite past criticism, has sparked a public debate among his supporters, pitting Silicon Valley allies like Elon Musk against his anti-immigration base, revealing potential policy challenges for his upcoming administratio...
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44% Bias Score
Syria Embassy Suspends Services Amidst Post-Assad Power Shifts
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspended services after Assad relatives were arrested with forged passports; Lebanon handed over dozens of Syrians to the new HTS-led government; regional countries establish ties with HTS, while tensions and protests persist.
Syria Embassy Suspends Services Amidst Post-Assad Power Shifts
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspended services after Assad relatives were arrested with forged passports; Lebanon handed over dozens of Syrians to the new HTS-led government; regional countries establish ties with HTS, while tensions and protests persist.
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52% Bias Score
€200 Million Neurotechnology Center Launched in Madrid
Madrid will establish a €200 million National Center for Neurotechnology by 2030, employing 400 people to research brain function and develop technological tools for treating neurological diseases, funded jointly by the regional and central governments, with initial disagreements regarding the role ...
€200 Million Neurotechnology Center Launched in Madrid
Madrid will establish a €200 million National Center for Neurotechnology by 2030, employing 400 people to research brain function and develop technological tools for treating neurological diseases, funded jointly by the regional and central governments, with initial disagreements regarding the role ...
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60% Bias Score
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: \u20ac600,000 Raised for Victims
A Saudi Arabian man, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 21, killing five and injuring over 200. Over \u20ac600,000 has been raised for victims and survivors.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: \u20ac600,000 Raised for Victims
A Saudi Arabian man, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 21, killing five and injuring over 200. Over \u20ac600,000 has been raised for victims and survivors.
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24% Bias Score
U.S. Stock Market Predicted to Decline in Early 2025 Due to Eight Factors
The U.S. stock market's 2024 rise, exceeding company earnings and economic fundamentals, is unsustainable and is expected to decline in early 2025 due to eight factors: outpacing earnings, bond market break, inflation, falling homebuilder stocks, U.S. government fiscal issues, global conflicts, clim...
U.S. Stock Market Predicted to Decline in Early 2025 Due to Eight Factors
The U.S. stock market's 2024 rise, exceeding company earnings and economic fundamentals, is unsustainable and is expected to decline in early 2025 due to eight factors: outpacing earnings, bond market break, inflation, falling homebuilder stocks, U.S. government fiscal issues, global conflicts, clim...
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48% Bias Score
China to Slash Import Tariffs on 935 Goods in 2025
China will reduce import tariffs on 935 goods, including raw materials for petrochemicals and medical supplies, starting January 1, 2025, to boost domestic demand, advance high-standard opening up, and improve access to essential goods, aligning with its economic and foreign policy goals.
China to Slash Import Tariffs on 935 Goods in 2025
China will reduce import tariffs on 935 goods, including raw materials for petrochemicals and medical supplies, starting January 1, 2025, to boost domestic demand, advance high-standard opening up, and improve access to essential goods, aligning with its economic and foreign policy goals.
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44% Bias Score
RuPaul's Drag Race: A Bastion of Queer Representation Amidst Industry Setbacks
Facing setbacks in queer representation across major media, RuPaul's Drag Race stands as a beacon of inclusivity, maintaining creative control through its streaming platform, WOW Presents Plus, and featuring a diverse cast, including notably trans contestants in recent seasons like season 14, which ...
RuPaul's Drag Race: A Bastion of Queer Representation Amidst Industry Setbacks
Facing setbacks in queer representation across major media, RuPaul's Drag Race stands as a beacon of inclusivity, maintaining creative control through its streaming platform, WOW Presents Plus, and featuring a diverse cast, including notably trans contestants in recent seasons like season 14, which ...
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48% Bias Score
Ukrainian Commander Faces New Charges After Abuse Scandal
The State Bureau of Investigations searched the home of Colonel Oleh Poberezhnyuk, commander of Ukraine's 211th Pontoon-Bridge Brigade, on December 28th, following a December 16th Ukrainska Pravda report exposing abuse and extortion within the brigade, leading to a new charge of inaction during wart...
Ukrainian Commander Faces New Charges After Abuse Scandal
The State Bureau of Investigations searched the home of Colonel Oleh Poberezhnyuk, commander of Ukraine's 211th Pontoon-Bridge Brigade, on December 28th, following a December 16th Ukrainska Pravda report exposing abuse and extortion within the brigade, leading to a new charge of inaction during wart...
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40% Bias Score